Apr 12 1970
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. celebrated National Cosmonauts Day-ninth anniversary of Vostok I, first manned orbital space flight by Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin April 1,2, 1961. Soviet press reviewed U.S.S.R. space triumphs and praised '18 cosmonauts. Except for brief announcement in Pravda that Apollo 13 had "departed for the moon," press ignored third U.S. manned lunar landing attempt. AP reported mood of Soviet people was not festive and quoted one Muscovite as saying, "It seems a bit silly celebrating Gagarin's first space flight while the Americans are paying their third visit to the moon." (B Sun, 4/13/70, A5)
Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin editorial commented on Apollo 13: "The ease with which Mr. Swigert fitted into the prime crew lineup would suggest that the real risks in the Apollo 13 mission are still the risks the public never secs or comprehends. These involve mechanical and electronic components beyond lay understanding. They are immediately interchangeable on Earth, but they lack the adaptability of Captain Lovell and his companions at the point of no return." (P Bull, 4/12/70)
Dr. William H. Pickering, JPL Director, received Society of Manufacturing Engineers Interprofessional Cooperation Award at dinner in Detroit, Mich., for giving U.S. "through his work in jet propulsion, missilery, and telemetry . . . a viable defense system while contributing substantially to her pre-eminence in the investigation of outer space." (Pasadena Star-News, 4/2/70)
Financial plight of Lockheed Aircraft Corp. was "symptomatic of a far more pervasive malaise spreading in the aerospace industry," Robert A. Wright said in New York Times. Because of "intricate interwoven pattern" of subcontracting common to large defense programs, Lockheed's problems would affect other companies including 2000 that supplied or made parts for C-5A cargo aircraft. "In the current atmosphere of defense spending cuts and political criticism of the so-called military-industrial complex, the attention generated by Lockheed's problem is unlikely to enhance the poor prospects of the depressed aerospace industry." (NYT, 4/12/70, F1)
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